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    purchased a Asus x83vm need optimization help plz

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Brainmatters, Feb 14, 2009.

  1. Brainmatters

    Brainmatters Notebook Enthusiast

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    I posted this in the "upgrade" section as well but i thought i'd post it here too.
    Basically, I don't like the look and feel of vista, but i hear that asus doesn't really provide drivers fro xp for this laptop, can anyone confirm this? Also what else should i do to it to optimize performance w/o lagging the graphics down? Any help appreciated.
     
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    nerever_kuhn Notebook Consultant

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    sorry but you cant double post :)

    its against forum rules
     
    nerever_kuhn, Feb 14, 2009
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    Brainmatters Notebook Enthusiast

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    bump, any help? Can anyone confirm or deny about the drivers? for XP-64 for newer laptops?
     
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    zerosource Notebook Deity

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    Switch to classic theme in vista.
     
    zerosource, Feb 14, 2009
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    Check THIS thread for XP 32bit drivers. 64bit XP drivers are rare and even if they are available, most of them are poorly written and rarely updated. If you insist on having XP, stick with the 32 bit; otherwise, vista 64 would be your next best choice.
     
    David, Feb 14, 2009
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    anttimonty Newbie

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    I would reconmend Vista x64 for this laptop and use classic theme if you don't like the Vista theme. Remember also to turn of UAC from user accounts.

    COuld you help me with something? I'm thinking of ordering this laptop also, but I need to know how it performs under stress. Could you run Furmark Stability Test for me and log the GPU temp and tell me how high it gets. Furmark can be found from here:

    http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/
     
    anttimonty, Feb 24, 2009
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  7. adonisbook

    adonisbook Notebook Guru

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    Could you use Windows 7 (still in beta though)?
     
    adonisbook, Feb 24, 2009
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